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1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record23–9 (6–6 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Boyle (4th season)
  • Kevin Lehman (4th season)
  • Samuel Skarich (4th season)
Home arenaUNI-Dome
Seasons
1989–90 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 11 1   .917 22 7   .759
Green Bay 9 3   .750 24 8   .750
Western Illinois 6 6   .500 16 13   .552
Northern Iowa 6 6   .500 23 9   .719
UIC 6 6   .500 16 12   .571
Eastern Illinois 3 9   .250 10 18   .357
Valparaiso 1 11   .083 4 24   .143
Cleveland State 0 0   15 13   .536
1990 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eldon Miller and played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Panthers won the Mid-Con tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament — the school’s first trip to the "Big Dance." In the first round, UNI upset No. 3 seed Missouri, 74–71. The Panthers fell to No. 6 seed Minnesota, 81–78, in the second round. The team finished with a record of 23–9 (6–6 in the Mid-Con).

The 1989–90 team was inducted into the UNI Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]

Roster

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1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 00 Jason Reese 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Des Moines, Iowa
PG 11 Dale Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Venice, Illinois
G 20 Maurice Newby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Des Moines, Iowa
F 21 Brian Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rock Island, Illinois
G 22 Jonathan Cox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Springfield, Illinois
G 23 Chris Nuss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Cedar Falls, Iowa
F 24 Kent Pollpeter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr West Point, Iowa
F 32 Cedrick McCullough 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Maywood, Illinois
F/C 33 Scott Socha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Marshalltown, Iowa
G/F 34 Brad Hill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Akron, Ohio
C 40 Nick Pace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Winterset, Iowa
C 42 Terry Merfeld 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Hudson, Iowa
G/F 44 Troy Muilenburg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Davenport, Iowa
F 50 Steve Phyfe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Nashua, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1989*
7:35 p.m.
Missouri Western W 99–84  1–0
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 2, 1989*
5:35 p.m.
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 71–63 OT 2–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 4, 1989*
7:35 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State W 110–82  3–0
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 9, 1989*
3:35 p.m.
Northern Illinois W 63–59  4–0
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 11, 1989*
7:30 p.m.
at Sam Houston State W 92–79  5–0
Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, Texas
Dec 16, 1989*
1:00 p.m.
at Iowa State
Iowa Big Four
L 80–92  5–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 27, 1989*
7:30 p.m.
at Nevada W 89–88  6–1
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 29, 1989*
7:30 p.m.
vs. No. 3 Georgetown L 49–83[4]  6–2
Thomas & Mack Center (4,348)
Paradise, Nevada
Jan 3, 1990*
7:05 p.m.
No. 20 Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 77–74  7–2
UNI-Dome (22,797)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 6, 1990*
7:35 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin W 120–96  8–2
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 8, 1990*
7:35 p.m.
Sam Houston State W 100–77  9–2
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 10, 1990*
7:05 p.m.
at Northern Illinois W 63–62  10–2
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 15, 1990
7:30 p.m.
at Western Illinois L 61–64  10–3
(0–1)
Western Hall 
Macomb, Illinois
Jan 17, 1990
7:30 p.m.
at Eastern Illinois W 67–65  11–3
(1–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Jan 20, 1990
7:35 p.m.
Wisconsin–Green Bay L 58–59  11–4
(1–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 22, 1990
7:35 p.m.
Illinois-Chicago W 75–47  12–4
(2–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 27, 1990
1:30 p.m.
at Valparaiso W 89–80  13–4
(3–2)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 29, 1990
7:30 p.m.
at Cleveland State W 77–75  14–4
Woodling Gym 
Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 3, 1990
7:35 p.m.
SW Missouri State L 72–82  14–5
(3–3)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 5, 1990
7:35 p.m.
Eastern Illinois W 68–54  15–5
(4–3)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 10, 1990
7:35 p.m.
Western Illinois W 86–71  16–5
(5–3)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 12, 1990*
7:35 p.m.
Chicago State W 96–81  17–5
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 17, 1990
7:35 p.m.
at Wisconsin–Green Bay L 50–64  17–6
(5–4)
Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 1990
7:30 p.m.
at Illinois-Chicago L 60–63  17–7
(5–5)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 24, 1990
7:35 p.m.
Valparaiso W 90–62  18–7
(6–5)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 26, 1990
7:35 p.m.
Cleveland State W 78–76  19–7
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Mar 1, 1990
7:35 p.m.
at SW Missouri State L 86–94  19–8
(6–6)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
Mar 5, 1990*
(4) (5) Illinois-Chicago
Quarterfinals
W 99–94 3OT 20–8
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Mar 6, 1990*
(4) (1) SW Missouri State
Semifinals
W 63–61  21–8
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Mar 7, 1990*
(4) (2) Wisconsin–Green Bay
Championship
W 53–45  22–8
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
 ESPN
(14 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Missouri
First Round
W 74–71[5][6][7]  23–8
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 18, 1990*
(14 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 20 Minnesota
Second Round
L 78–81[8]  23–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "UNI Athletics Hall of Fame Set For Nov. 5". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. October 17, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "1989–90 Northern Iowa Basketball" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989-90 Northern Iowa Panthers Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hoyas Top Pesky Northern Iowa". The Washington Post. December 30, 1989. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "N.C.A.A.: Southeast Regional; Northern Iowa Stuns Missouri with 3-Pointer". The New York Times. March 17, 1990. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "A win for the ages: 20 years ago, UNI rocked college basketball". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. March 14, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Twenty years ago today (March 16), UNI had its best basketball day ever". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids). March 16, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT / SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AT RICHMOND, VA. : Syracuse, Minnesota Weather Upset Bug--Barely : Gophers: Burton scores career-high 36 points and upstart Northern Iowa finally falls by wayside, 81-78". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "2019–20 Northern Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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